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**Upas'haar: The reason for not giving it to the unworthy - even a slight disregard leads to great anath (75)**
Because the subject of this text is great, therefore disregard for it also leads to great anath. Therefore, Haribhadra has said this to prevent such great anath from arising from giving it to the unworthy, not because of a feeling of inferiority.
This collection of 8 yogadrishtis is a text related to the great fourfold subject, therefore this yogashastra is also great because of its great subject matter. Knowing or not knowing this great yogashastra, even a slight disregard, even by mistake, will lead to great anath - it will become a great loss for the one who disregards it; because even a slight disregard, even a slight disrespect, even a slight lack of courtesy, even a slight disrespect, even a slight lack of devotion towards the great truth will lead to the terrible fruit of endless samsara paribhramana. Just as great happiness is obtained from respect, courtesy, devotion, and honour towards the great truth, so too is unhappiness obtained from disrespect, disrespect, lack of courtesy, lack of devotion, and lack of honour. Just as great happiness is obtained from worship, so too is great unhappiness obtained from opposition. Just as a king, when pleased, grants justice and when displeased, even destroys a house, so too, when pleased, the truth brings about the welfare of the soul, and when displeased, it brings about great misfortune. A satpurusha and the nectar of his words are the saviour from samsara. Devotion to him leads the soul across the ocean, and disrespect causes the soul's boat to sink! That is why Shri Viravijayaji has truly sung in the praise of puja: "Do not disrespect the tirtha, do not disrespect the tirtha, do not disrespect the tirtha." (See page 110, "Chakri Dharma Tirthathano" etc.)
If even a slight disregard for such a great shastra leads to great anath, then what to say about greater disregard? And if such a great shastra is given to the unworthy, it is possible that they will disregard it, disrespect it, etc. I will explain - and if that happens, they will suffer great anath, they will have to suffer the pain of endless samsara paribhramana. Therefore, Haribhadra has said that it is not appropriate to give this to the unworthy, so that they do not suffer great anath, so that great anath stays away, not because of a feeling of inferiority, that is, not because of inferiority or triviality. The great soul Haribhadracharya says that we have no hatred, no envy, no lack of anything towards these unworthy beings, so that we would have forbidden them from receiving this shastra because of inferiority or trivial thoughts. We are not like that, we do not forbid these ignorant beings from receiving this shastra because of their ignorance.